source: Eenadu, May 3, 2007 Only Past commissioner is responsible for temple land scam No evidence on others Justice Venkatarami Reddy report “Newstoday” procures the report clandestinely MS Satyaranarayana Rao is not mentioned at all I. Venkateswarlu, the retired Endowments commissioner is only responsible for the massive land scam, says Justice Venkatarami Reddy report. Even...

source: Deccan Chronile Sept. 9,2006 Gods too are under threat from predatory land sharks, if one goes by the encroachment of temple lands in the State. It seems land grabbers are not afraid of divine wrath. Be it the fiery Varaha Laxmi Narasimhaswamy of Simhachalam or the serene Lord Ram in Bhadrachalam, all deities...

source: Deccan Chronicle , April 8, 2006 Over 6,000 acres of urban lands belonging to the “gods” are being put up for auction by the endowments department. This decision was taken after the department realised that land sharks had no fear of the gods and were grabbing even “divine” property. After the endowments department...

source: Eenadu, March 30, 2006 7000 ACRES IN PHASE I. SALE TO FETCH Rs. 20,000 CRORES. GREEN FLAG BY THE CHIEF MINISTER. PROCESS TO START IN APRIL: HYDERABAD: NEWSTODAY Even though numerous Mandirs in the State have no one to light Deepam, some have plenty of landed properties. State Government has...

source: Just Andhra, March 22, 2006 Hyderabad: The fund starved YSR Government, to support its prestigious Jalayagnam, is now eyeing on cash rich Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam. The TTD has about Rs.15,00 crores of reserve funds. Andhra Pradesh government is contemplating with an idea to barrow Rs.500 crores from TTD by issuing irrigation bonds. But...

source: Eenadu, April 23, 2007 Temple properties A temple in Tenali, Guntur (dist) owns a movie theater, it has been leased to some powerful people for last 30 years for Rs 30,000/- per year. They then subleased the same theatre fro Rs. 13,000,00 per year. The above lease is above to expire, the current...